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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDER HOUSE...BLM SAGUACHE FIELD OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
853 AM MST MON NOV 29 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY
BRINGING SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.  HOWEVER...GIVEN THE PARTIALLY
SHELTERED NATURE OF THE SITE...SHOULD SEE WINDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE
BY AFTERNOON.   DISPERSIONS WILL BE GOOD.

A COLD NIGHT IS IN STORE TONIGHT WITH LIGHTER WINDS FOR TUESDAY.
DISPERSIONS WILL STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE AN HOUR OR TWO IN THE FAIR
CATEGORY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(61 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(36 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-11 TO -6F.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    SOUTH 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1600. POOR AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(29 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 4-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA JORDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101129.POWDE.01/PUB